The digital economy of the future - What impact on the EU?
PAST
EVENT
EVENT
Oct 08, 2013
00:00 - 00:00
At the upcoming European Council on 24-25 October, EU leaders will discuss the digital economy for the first time. With the digital environment evolving rapidly, the EU needs to seriously consider digital technologies as a key factor in driving economic growth and creating jobs, heard participants in this Policy Dialogue with Vint Cerf, Vice-President and Chief Internet Evangelist at Google, Pearse O'Donohue, Deputy Head of Cabinet of European Commission Vice-President and European Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes, and James Waterworth, Vice-President Europe of the Computer and Communications Industry Association.
The Sustainable Prosperity for Europe (SPfE) Programme explores the foundations and drivers for achieving a sustainable, resilient and competitive European economy.
Prospering within the planetary boundaries requires rethinking our economic model, including our production and consumption patterns, as well as our energy, mobility and food systems. It requires addressing the climate emergency and environmental degradation, as well as becoming smarter with the resources we have. The transition to the world we want must bring both businesses and people along, if it is to succeed.
The Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Agenda provide the direction for travel globally and in Europe, and the SPfE Programme engages in a debate on the drivers and the means for achieving our goals. The Programme focuses on areas where working together across the EU can bring significant benefits to the member states, citizens and businesses and can ensure sustainable prosperity within the limits of this planet.
Coming next
